Oncological relevance of proximal gastrectomy in advanced gastric cancer of upper third of the stomach

Background: The oncological relevance of proximal gastrectomy in advanced gastric cancer remains unclear. We aimed to examine the frequency of lymph node metastasis in advanced gastric cancer to determine the oncological validity of proximal gastrectomy selection. Materials and methods: This study i...

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Main Authors: Yoshiro Imai, Ryo Tanaka, Kentaro Matsuo, Mitsuhiro Asakuma, Sang-Woong Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845024000046